Religion
Book II, 15: On Man
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book II
Religion
By Nature, Lord, men worse then Nothing be;
And lesse then Nthing, if compar'd with Thee;
If lesse and worse then Nothing, tell me than,
Where is that Smthing, thou so boasts, proud Man?
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